
In a population of fewer than four thousand, the English of Stanley's streets sits alongside the Spanish of a sizeable Latin American community, the Tagalog of Filipino residents, the Afrikaans of South Africans and the Shona of Zimbabweans. The 2021 census, the most recent available, recorded 86 nationalities in the Falklands, a British overseas territory whose sovereignty Argentina claims.

On Sunday, October 18, the Falklands will carry out the 2026 Census of households and families. It is a household and family survey, organized every five years by law, providing a snapshot of all residents and households in the Falklands.

On Tuesday some key findings from the Falkland Islands 2021 Census were advanced with promises of further thematic reports on census data to be published at regular intervals, focusing on areas of interest to the Islands, the community, and the economy. The census provides a snapshot in time of the people living in the Islands, building a picture of the social and cultural life of the community.

The Falkland Islands Government published on Monday its findings from the 2021 census. Sunday 10 October 2021 marked the 25th Falkland Islands census since the first was carried out by a resident Governor in 1842.

The Falkland Islands Government has today published its findings from the 2021 census. Sunday 10 October 2021 marked the 25th Falkland Islands census since the first carried out by a resident Governor in 1842.